Automobile-lamp.



-L. J. WOGENSTA-HL.

AUTOMOBILE LAMP.

APPLICATION FILED 111111: 21,1910.

' 991,587. Patented My 9,1911.

my, Witnesses Inventor /6. 2 i s Attorneys LEO I. WOGENSTAHL, OF SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.

AUTOMOBILE-LAMP.

- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 9, 1911.

Application filed June 21, 1910. Serial No. 568,116. 1 I

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEO J. IVOGENs'rAHL, a citizen of the United States, residing at San Antonio, inthe county of Bexar and State of Texas, have invented a new and useful Automobile-Lamp, of which the following is a specification. 1

It is the object of this invention to P1Q Vl(l6 a simple and inexpensive means whereby the pivotally mounted lamps of a vehicle maysbe shifted in the direction in whichthe wheels of the vehicle are turned.

Another object of the inventlon is to provide a novel means for connecting the lamps of a vehicle With the wheel shifting cross rod thereof, so that a longitudinal reciprocation of said rod will produce a rotation of.

the lamps.

Another object of the invention is toprovide a means for rotating the lamps of a vehicle, to follow the wheels thereof, said means being adjustable to vary the 310111 Which the lamps are swung, with respect to the extent of the arc in which the wheels of the vehicle are turned.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described, delineated in the drawings, and specifically claimed, it being understood that, within the scope of what is claimed, dive-rs changes in the form, proportions, size, and minor details of the structure may be made, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawi-ngs,-Figure 1 shows the invention in front elevation, parts being broken away and sectioned; Fig. 2 is a top plan ;and Fig. 3 is an end elevation; parts being broken away and sectioned.

In the drawings, the chassis of the vehicle is denoted by the numeral 1; the lamps by the numeral-firmed the rod whereby the forward wheels of the vehicle are turned, by the numeral 3; the construction above described being common and well known.

The lamps 2 are pivotally supported in standards 4, these standards being mounted for rotation, antifrictionally, and preferably upon ball bearings, in heads 5, secured to or formed integrally with, the angle membets 6, the upright portions of which are rotatably mounted in the chassis 1. The angle members 6 are held against rotation, by means of set screws 7, inserted into the chassis 1, and bearing against the angle The arms 8 preferably extend rearwardly; and a rod -10 is pivotallyconnected at its ends, as denoted by the numeral 11, with the rearwardly disposed extremities of "the arms 8.

Intermediate its ends, the rod 10 is provided with a depending projection, taking the form of spaced elements 12, preferably formed integrally with the rod. A finger 14 is provided, the forward end 16 of which is disposed between the elements 12, the rear I end of the finger 14 being enlarged as denoted by the numeral 17. and adapted to bear upon the upper surface of the Wheelcontrolling cross rod 3 intermediate the ends of the same. cooperates with the enlargement 17 of the finger, in engaging the rod 3, the elements 17 and 18 being held together by means of securing bolts 19 or other members, adapted toja like end. Intermediate its ends, the finger 14 may be bent, as denoted by the numeral 15,'so as to dispose its rear end slightly below the plane ofits forward end.

A complemental member 18' It will be seen that by tightening the bolts 19, the finger 14 may be clampedfupon the rod 3. As this rod 3 reciprocates longitudinally, to shift the wheels of the vehicle, the finger 14 will. move to and fro, trans versely of the vehicle. The forward end 16' of the finger, being engaged between the elements 12, will serve to shift the rod 10 longitudinally, the rodlO, in its turn, en-

gaging the arms 8, and causing the standards 4 and-the lamps 2 which are carried thereby, to rotate. Thus, as the rod 3 is shifted to turn the wheels of the vehicle,

the lamps 2 will be; shifted in a corresponding direction, so that, as the vehicle rounds.

a corner, the path in front of the vehicle will be lighted'up. Y

It is to be noted that the forward ends of the arms 8 are adjustably held by means of the set screws 9 in the standards 4.

Thus, the effective lengthpf the arms 8; may be changed, so that the lamps 2lma'y be made to revolve through an arc, either greater or less than that through which the wheels of the vehicle are turned when the rod 3 is reciprocated longitudinally. By reason of the fact that the forward 1 end 16 of the finger 14 is'mounted for free vertical reciprocation between the elements 12, a movement of the vehicle upon its supporting springs, will have no efiect in shakn the lamps.

, he element-s12 are spaced-apart, and

"when ,i't is desired to assemble the device,

the rear end of the finger 14 may be loosely clamped upon-the rod 3. The forward end 16 of the finger may then be swung upwardly, to register between the spaced elements 12, whereupon the bolts 19 may be tightened, to hold the forward ends of the finger 1 1n the position to which it has been I elevated. Thus, the final step in assembling the device may be carried forward readily, and without bending or shaping any of the parts.

Iwsilh ah set screws 7, the upi right portions of the angle members 6 may r Copies of this patent maybe obtained for be rotated in the chassis 1, thus permitting the heads 5 to. be positioned relativelynear to the chassis'l, or moved away therefrom toward the,longitudina1 center of the vehicle, as maybe desired. By reason of this construction, together with thefurther fact that the arins 8 may, by loosenin the set screws 9, be slld lon itudinally in t .e standards 4, the distance etween vthe standards 4 and the rod 3 may be adjusted through a wide range, and likewise, proper adjustment widths of vehicle standards rotatable in the-heads; arms inserted through the standards and slidable longitudinally therein; adjustable clamping devices mounted in the standardsandadapted to bear against the arms to holdthe same against sliding movement; a rodpivoted adjacent its ends to the arms; spaced,

upright elements depending from the rod;

and a fingerhaving its ends disposed in dififerent horizontal planes, one end of the finger being vertically slidable between the upright elements, and the other end of the finger being provided with means to engage the. transverse steering rod of a vehicle.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as I my own, I have hereto aflixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

LEO J. WOGENSTAHL;

Witnesses B. A. PETERS, W. I. MOILHENNY.

five cents each, byaddressiug' the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 6. 

